That baby’s from 1953, Mike. :) I did start off with a Chinese knock-off of a tabletop mill. It’s largely responsible for my disdain of the stuff. Fortunately that was about the same time the

Jeff, is that the new Dremel or a MicroMark Chinese knock-off of a Bridgeport? I’m very jealous. Mike Van Hove Columbia, MO

I leave signs on the wall for myself:

On the subject of fingers --- In one of my engineering jobs I was responsible for a small workshop that the engineers and techs could use. It had a floor standing drill press. My simple rule on work

On the subject of power tools, has anyone here gotten familiar with any of the new breed of portable band saws? I want something for the hobby room that I can set up with a good 24 tooth Lenox

Hi Dusty, I have the Byrne table saw, thickness sander, disk sander, and the Proxonn mini chop saw. I am very happy with all of these tools and would recommend them. George

Rich, Thanks for the info. Mike

Rich: What an amazing looking model! This will be a great addition to your line-up of HO scale wood wagons. Mark Lewis Narrow gauge modeling in N.C.

I can attest to the blood part, 21 stitches in my right thumb. I don't remember how many in my index finger. Both from my Dremel. Today I cannot use a smart phone as there is a tunnel down the middle

The second wagon we have just released in HO scale. The #2101 Ore Wagon is modeled after an important wagon used for hauling ore from back country mines to the railhead. It is a laser cut wood and

Mike, Pete Smith has Tom's saw and swears by it. One of these days I plan on buying one myself. Rich Rands

Thank you everyone for your input. I have used the Dremel saw and the larger Jarmac. I have used a couple of Chinese Came saws as well. I've been underwhelmed by the Chinese saws. For quickie cuts or

I have a Byrnes disc sander. There is a world of difference between it and a Dremel, Jarmac, Proxxon, etc. It’s built to much tighter tolerances, and as such can deliver much tighter tolerances to

I can't speak to Dremel or Jarmac, however I am very happy with every product I have purchased from Byrnes, including Jim's table saw. The machining and construction are visually impeccable, but more

Any of those will draw blood in an instant, and separate a digit from your hand leaving you with only 9! Properly used any of the saws will do any job you need. I have a Dremel and it scares he hell

Can second the recommendation of the Proxxon mitre/chop saw...even the larger mini table saw from Proxxon is very good (the smaller Proxxon table saw I would NOT recommend

Dusty, I never used it, but my good friend, the late Tom Troughton, used one and loved it. Said there was no comparison to the Dremel or others. Those of you who knew Tom, know that he was very

I just bought a Proxxon Chop/Mitre Saw. If I were buying a table saw for scale sized pieces, I would look at the Proxxon Life is mostly attitude and timing

Does anyone use a Byrnes table saw? Opinions? Hefty price but it looks much higher quality than Dremel or Jarmac. Dusty Burman

Thanks Jim. I was planning on making it narrow gauge by the simplest method - either adding NG trucks & couplers, OR building tank and mounting it on a flatcar. From what you say, I will be adding